Today's Courant editorial makes the absurd argument that because Ned Lamont's success as a candidate is supposedly based on "one issue," Lieberman is justified and correct in doing an end-run around the primary system in order to present his views to the entire electorate.

At this point anyone who repeats the Lieberman camp's line about Ned waging a "one-issue" campaign is willfully ignoring reality. But even accepting that characterization of the race as accurate, where is it written that voters aren't allowed to base their decisions on "one issue?" What possible rationale is there for claiming that this primary should not be considered valid for this reason - other than a sheer mendacious desire that Lieberman keep his seat?

The primary system has worked very well for Joe for the last 30 years. Suddenly, faced with the possibility of being held accountable by it, he's claiming it's not valid anymore.

If that's what he really thinks, he needs to withdraw from the primary.